Bellator Signs Reddinger for Bantamweight Tournament

Bellator Fighting Championships on Monday announced it had acquired
the services of Travis
Reddinger to compete in its forthcoming bantamweight
tournament. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reddinger joins once-beaten Tachi Palace
Fights veteran Ulysses
Gomez, Grudge Training Center standout Nick
Mamalis and Danny Tims in
the eight-man draw, which will be featured as part of Bellator’s
third season.

“Travis is a great competitor and someone to keep an eye on in our
bantamweight tournament,” Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney
said in a release. “I know that he is planning on making the most
of this opportunity, and he definitely has the skills to make a
major impact.”

The 28-year-old Reddinger trains under Sergio Cunha, a man who has
honed the skills of fighters like reigning UFC middleweight
champion Anderson
Silva, current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Mauricio “Shogun”
Rua and former two-division UFC titleholder B.J. Penn. He
will carry a four-fight winning streak into his promotional debut
and has secured 12 of his 14 career victories by knockout,
technical knockout or submission. Reddinger bares a “BELLATOR”
tattoo unrelated to the promotion across his mid-section.

“For me, it just symbolizes perseverance and the never-say-die
mentality that I strive for,” he said. “I know that Bellator stands
for the warrior mentality, as well, so it’s a great honor for me to
be a part of the organization. The tournament concept suits me
really well, and I love the exposure of being on national TV. It’s
all pretty surreal still. I don’t think the gravity of it all has
really hit me yet.”